Staff Reporter Islamabad
Cement despatches declined by 9.07 percent in October 2021. Total Cement despatches during October 2021 were 5.214 million tons against 5.735 million tons despatched during the same month of last fiscal year.
According to the data released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), local cement despatches by the industry during the month of October 2021 were 4.603 million tons compared to 4.859 million tons in October 2020, showing a reduction of 5.29 percent.
Exports despatches suffered massive decline by 30.09 percent as the volumes reduced from 875,266 tons in October 2020 to 611,884 tons in October 2021.
In October 2021, North based cement mills despatched 3.831 million tons cement in domestic markets showing a decline of 8.01 percent against 4.164 million tons despatches in October 2020.
The South based mills despatched 771,755 tons cement in local markets during October 2021 that was 11.01 percent higher compared to the despatches of 695,221 tons during October 2020.
